Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-06

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1lQ1. Lhe pe0ple are maE wEune
e tol1 U4ttgK, and the7 cou1deufi9 ex..
pect fhei1 inst e0mplainla u fhaa -.
anrd wil b. hearii b. yoaE hnn8sahis
oodg and q remedy provided. oues.
llQls 81 EoHanae ers always 6iffcnis %
de4i Wiles aae require waah research
and f4uaRhA, hnt have NJ 0Dahs thal
your honcEHeie body wiil Be able q
t1El1ulato hlll n TIE premises, Whiali.
W1ile entirely lass % them will edsclu-
ally snf0eee upon railway coxporntians
fneir d11y of supporfina &ha Rogsrn-
neuf n their dna pEepogtian. Ihe peo-
pla slpplY want fair DlAy in 1hia malteE.
EnK1aH1B AID RAnzM
o. my Feoenf trip 20 the eastern psEs
q TIE ieftlloEy | heaEd many oom-
pialnts of exnxbilana charges on ahe
part g railway companies for carrying
'tne erop1 % ete seatoaFd. The people
esllese t1ess eunplalnts % be iusl and
are haokinR q t1e ieRlllature for sonne
kind ef roiief. kf tht tEanan 3rlastnu
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faiih and o0op6raeo with fhs agents 0f
sne people q an aGotl % prepare 4
measqFe that uonld b iusl - AZ co..
eslne@. there would net Be much flsd
ouity q solving the problem. Uafur-
tnnaf4lY, however, thsy appear D taxe
pursued an obslfuttiEs policy and 20
have oenisd the right Of the legislatures
o. me people % intaKfsre In tna pram-
tses. Under these circumstances tie
work Of devlslng proper regulalions b.
comes one Of great difficulty. An that
can BE- do1e is 20 dsvine q alatufe ahas
appeaEs 10 answer The purpose and sab
sequently amend if, aa dlfee.a ara no.
iced n practice. until q beoames a.
perfect 40 may be. The right Of the
iealsle1uHs 20 regulata krelghts and fares
should not Be doubted. however. ana
they ahe1ld nevsr fese00 their asteEmi-
natlon 10 exercise ID.
EuHnzz nAWs.
Dufina The past season an effort vas
made @ enfpaes the Laws of the Terri
tory whioh provide for q close esason
for salmon Ia the oolumbia FivsF.
Learning that TIE laws vera bsine
ReneHally neglected, ] made swu visits
to The river eonties and personally CO.
opeEated with the sheEiifs there 10 en-
forca . ce1sasion Of Illegal iishinQ. This
vas hnnily accomplished more, PER-
hagss b. oommon consent than from
fear of lhe laws, which we're considered
to be difaoalt OF enforcement owing q
alleged technical defects. The sRlnaon
nsheeles Of she Colunbia ana osher
Washington Territory FiVeEn will yield
from sWo 10 three million dollars per
annuna, according 10 the season, for an
indeAnite time II pFndently and eoon-
0micnllJ managed. AZ as present man
aReds however the industry viii De de-
stt0yed within the next 6sa years. II
SUGGEST that tha matter d oe suoh I'M
potiaEce that u would justify the ap-
polntment OF q special committea %
consider it. a COMMITTEES Of ne Ore
Ron laGislatnEe vas appointed at TIE
lass session Of thai body and given pow
Dc 70 inenF travelling expenses and Ia.
ltructed 20 report upon Tie Whpie flsh
ny question. AZ the two eommon.
wsalins ara ielnfly intsTssBad in hha
protection Of the Columbia river 9ah-
srifs. veniured 10 reQQess Of the chair
Of thns commiafea the hanedt az
Its researches. BE was kind enough 20
ultimate that this would Be- done. and I
I0lly expeos that at some tine during
POUR session VII be ohle 10 submit
sopy Of the report. ! took particular
pAin1, when vas on the river, Shoal.
Eetex bag and GFay's haEboR, o. re-
laeaf hahermen Of all CLASSES, and oapl-
ialisls 10nneeted with the fishing indus.
~, 70 make known their visWs 10 your
venerable body, 10 order that, being
Iullg advised, you might be able 10
lfauae Law that would be lust 10 them
III. trust that they viii avail them
leiVee Of the invitation. suggest that
ne efLlcien0y 0f the la4s Ia regard 50
1shs1ies would be increased II they pro-
lided for aelloas n rem, o. eEein1t the |
scar" used IN violating the laW.
Amou2al the great variety Of opinions /
n regard 10 the matter, came 20 the
,oneluaton that alternate periods Of /
Dpen a1d close seasons Of, eay, seven o. |
Ien days would anORd the fsh q chance
. ascend to tie spawning grounds,
3ach q Law could Be made . apply 70
III stEoams allke and would proteak q |
portion Of each run Of fishs TIE pen-
alsy for violating the law should have 4 |
ow minimum, as il Is dtfzlcaIs 70 obtain
where the dlsoEetion Of tbs 1
lourk Is limited In the dinanfion Of |
entity. The maximum, however, ehould
DO high, 30 that offenders coald Be ade- |
luately punished whsre the odenss 10 |
iepsated.
CATTLE GUARANTEES.
Thia oface ID ofssn In receipt Of proc-
an1stiona from other staeos and terri /
Iories and fFom the departments Of aeri-
s1ltufe at Washington announcing 10
fected districts fer cattle and prohibit
ing the importation Of cattle therefrcEn.
So prevalent and 90 viFnlsnt have esF-
lain diseases Ike pleufo pneanonia be-
ronse. that the regulation Of tbs move
Inent OF neock has become q necessity 20
prevens the determination Of the herds
of she country. This territory Is entire
" unprOteoted IN that regard and 1 sug
2est % youf honorahls body the prsprls-
y OF formulating laws modelsd sitter
seosa o. other states, where the subject
hAs Feoetved due attention, by which
the b Tds and dseks Of WaskinCion may
be protected FROM oontaot vita animals
from infected districts.
ARBoz DAx.
In nosi Of The statea and tSrritories Of
the wsga and IN several Of the eastern
states 9 day af comparative rsst, called
SAfboR Day." has bean instituted bg
las. On this day, which is annoansed
by exeeutiss proelamation, as is
Taankssiving day, The people are ex-
psoted and eaconraeed 10 plant trees,
shFubs and vinea. Lessons afs taught
tae children IA the pubic schools as 10
shs eject Of forrest de1udafi0n upon
atm0aphsrio phenonsna; piosares ara
drawn OF couaiRtea where at this tins
theFa is nothing bat sterilitT. bat where
ruins exist thas desoaa that at no very
distant period the eoantEy was rich, fer
tile kad prosperona Each child II
TAUGHT By the scho8l master and the
faof h bFouRht homs 20 TIE attention Of
ths people On afboF cay, th1t whoever
plants . tree o. shSnb, ss eonslRns 3